Chapter 34

           Foralong,longmonthweremainedinourdarkanddrearyprison,duringwhichdismaltimewedidnotseethefaceofahumanbeingexceptthatofthesilentsavagewhobroughtusourdailyfood.

           TherehavebeenoneortwoseasonsinmylifeduringwhichIhavefeltasifthedarknessofsorrowanddesolationthatcrushedmyinmostheartcouldneverpassawayuntildeathshouldmakemeceasetofeel.Thepresentwassuchaseason.

           Duringthefirstpartofourconfinementwefeltacoldchillatourheartseverytimeweheardafootfallnearthecave,dreadinglestitshouldprovetobethatofourexecutioner.Butastimedraggedheavilyonweceasedtofeelthisalarm,andbegantoexperiencesuchadeep,irrepressiblelongingforfreedomthatwechafedandfrettedinourconfinementliketigers.Thenafeelingofdespaircameoverus,andweactuallylongedforthetimewhenthesavageswouldtakeusforthtodie.Butthesechangestookplaceverygradually,andweremingledsometimeswithbrighterthoughts;forthereweretimeswhenwesat,inthatdarkcavernonourledgeofrock,andconversedalmostpleasantlyaboutthepastuntilwewell-nighforgotthedrearypresent.Butweseldomventuredtotouchuponthefuture.

           Afewdecayedleavesandboughsformedourbed,andascantysupplyofyamsandtaro,broughttousonceaday,constitutedourfood.

           "Well,Ralph,howhaveyouslept?"saidJackinalistlesstoneonrisingonemorningfromhishumblecouch."Wereyoumuchdisturbedbythewindlastnight?"

           "No,"saidI.

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